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* Indicates a class session in which students should bring appropriate
instruments for demonstration or performance.
Note: Reading assigments are to be completed by the due date listed.

(NOTE: Monday, January 15. Martin Luther King holiday.)

January 17 -
Introduction and overview. Syllabus overview. Survey of computer resources: WebCat and Finale. Review of the MIDI controller and Macintosh computer. Please note: You will need to supply your own headphones for every class period.

April 25 - Scoring for Band, continued. Scores are reviewed
Formatting and proofing parts in Finale.

April 27 - Scoring for Band, continued. Scores are reviewed.
Parts are extracted. Scores and parts are printed and bound. Please NOTE: All scores must be approved BEFORE PRINTING!

Sunday, April 29 - optional OPEN LAB in CO374, if needed. The lab will be open in the evening, time TBD. Assistants will be available for help. Score revisions may be reviewed. Parts are extracted. Scores and parts are printed and bound. Please NOTE: All scores must be approved BEFORE PRINTING!

April 30 - REGULAR CLASS. Scores and parts are printed and bound. Parts are placed in the folders in order of performance.

May 2* - PERFORMANCE DAY! (Date and time subject to change.) Class will meet at its usual time to complete preparations for rehearsal with the Wind Ensemble.The session, held in the band room during the regular Wind Ensemble rehearsal time, will begin promptly at 4:00 PM and end at 5:45 PM. Set-up and part distribution will begin at 3:45 PM. Attendance is required. Dr. Underwood, or other WCU faculty memeber will conduct all scores. The featured orchestrator will follow the score with Dr. Frazier during performance. Class members in the Wind Ensemble will play. Others will assist as needed. You will have only SIX minutes for your orchestration to be played and recorded.

May 4 - REGULAR CLASS. Re-distribution of scores and parts from the session. Project evaluation.
Review for the final exam. Last day of Classes.

May 9 - FINAL EXAM, covering transposition and instrument ranges, and a short orchestration for wind ensemble, 12:00-2:30 PM, Coulter 374.

* Indicates a class session in which students should bring appropriate instruments for demonstration or performance.